John D. Roberts

American chemist (1918-2016) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 98

John Dombrowski Roberts was an American chemist. He made contributions to the integration of physical chemistry, spectroscopy, and organic chemistry for the understanding of chemical reaction rates. Another characteristic of Roberts' work was the early use of NMR, focusing on the concept of spin coupling.

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2016Died29 October 20162013American Institute of Chemists Gold MedalAward2009NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to SocietyAward1999NAS Award in Chemical SciencesAward1994Arthur C. Cope AwardAward1991Glenn T. Seaborg MedalAward1990National Medal of ScienceAward1987Priestley MedalAward1983Willard Gibbs AwardAward1979James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic ChemistryAward1972William H. Nichols MedalAward1967Roger Adams Award in Organic ChemistryAward1965Centenary PrizeAward1954ACS Award in Pure ChemistryAward1952Guggenheim FellowshipAward1918Born8 June 1918

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